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Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, The
The Anasazi, "the ancient ones" in Navajo, had a unique and well developed culture. Around 1300, they simply vanished. Today, their home (Mesa Verde) is a national park. This carefully researched text recreates the Anasazi's way of life and explores th
| Author: Arnold, Caroline |
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social studies
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Bog Bodies
The discovery of the Lindow Man in a bog in England in 1984 provides the structure for the archeological and anthropological study of human remains found in bogs. The author includes a map, source notes, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index that are
| Author: Buell, Janet |
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science | social studies
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Dinosaur Ghosts
Paleontologists suggest explanations for the many fossils of the dinosaur Coelophysis which were discovered in New Mexico. The index includes a pronunciation guide.
| Author: Gillette, J. Lynett |
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science
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Great Unknown, The
This biography of Charles Wilson Peale, artist and paleontologist, describes how he excavated, assembled, and displayed bones of a prehistoric mastodon in 1801. The author includes a map and a glossary.
| Author: Morrison, Taylor |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - writing
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History of Counting, The
This is an accessible and interesting historical look at how and why numbers came to be. The author includes a useful glossary and index. Reviewers considered this a reference book rather than a leisure reading book.
| Author: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise |
HSE Descriptors:
math
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House of Wisdom, The
A true story is retold. Ishaq, a young boy in 9th century Baghdad, witnesses the "House of Wisdom," a cross between a library and an academy where books are shared and scholars come to read and exchange ideas.
| Author: Heide, Florence Parry, and Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Little History of the World, The
Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the
Maria De Sautuola: The Bulls in the Cave
The scientific world did not accept until 1902 the discovery of prehistoric cave painting in Altamira, Spain, which was discovered by 9-year-old Maria De Sautuola in 1879.
| Author: Fradin, Dennis |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Right Here on This Spot
Very easy text and beautiful illustrations chronicle changes in one farmer's field over the centuries.
| Author: Addy, Sharon Hart |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Story of Clocks and Calendars, The: Marking a Millennium
To celebrate the new millennium issued in by the year 2000, this well-illustrated book tells the history of timekeeping with the emphasis on calendars and clocks. The endmatter includes additional information in a glossary of different measures of time a
| Author: Maestro, Betsy |
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science
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Time Flies
In this book time unravels and dinosaurs spring to life as a bird makes a journey back through the ages.
Where the Buffalo Roam
An expanded version of the words to the song "Home on the Range" and watercolor illustrations portray the geography, petroglyphs, plants, and endangered wild animals of the American Southwest.
Who Came Down That Road?
A mother answers her son's question, "Who came down that road, Mama?" by going back through time to the creation of the world.
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Science
Science > prehistory
Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Great Unknown, The
This biography of Charles Wilson Peale, artist and paleontologist, describes how he excavated, assembled, and displayed bones of a prehistoric mastodon in 1801. The author includes a map and a glossary.
| Author: Morrison, Taylor |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - writing
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Written in Bones
This thoroughly researched book explores human history through the study of bones. Maps, photographs, and archival materials illustrate the text. The text is complex and the print small.
| Author: Bahn, Paul |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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